Perfavore, ti prego, non disinstallare Google Chrome... :o(

Google Chrome: what's behind...

Official Google Blog: Google Chrome now live

Just a quick thought:

Many people are saying that Google has brought to the market a threat to Windows, that Google Chrome is all about a new Operating System for cloud computing.

I don't agree with them, maybe it could be ALSO that IF Google decides to push the market and try hard (read: invest tons of money) but it's an upward hill.

The main problem isn't Windows' monopoly, or the pretty coolness of Firefox. The wall against which Google would smash on is people laziness. Typical web surfers don't want to be bothered by installing a new browser and this is the single reason because IE has still such a large share despite it sucks so hard.

I think the main influence Google Chrome will bring to the market is its Open Source code. On the video Google rolled out about WHY they developed a browser they say clearly that they want people to learn from the code, help to develop it and copy it. This is an invitation to the Mozilla foundation, Explorer's and Safari's teams to go ahead and use such code to improve their browsers as well.

The result is a better user experience on the web for all, which means more time spent on the internet and more trust in it... and who plays the lion on the web after all?

The very last sentence said in the video is:

Even if Google Chrome itself isn't used by everyone on the web, as long as it makes the web better we've achieved our goal.

Of course Google can try and push its brand new browser up in the market, but still I believe they will have a much larger return on investment from the fact that they open sourced Chrome.

note: All the above argument is based on the assumption that Chrome is in fact well written, my first impression is that yes it is really responsive but we'll see if the code is really that good.

BTW: right now I'm writing using it... And it's pretty cool, of course the main thing I miss from Firefox is the add-ons layer. But I'm positive Chrome will have that too.

Hope a Linux version will soon come out.

UPDATE: Matt Cutts just published a post in which I found several confirms on my clues.

And since everything in Google Chrome is completely open-source, if we come up with a good technology such as V8, which is a blazing-fast, from-the-ground-up implementation of a JavaScript virtual machine, Firefox or anyone else is welcome to yoink it and use it themselves. It may be that innovations from Google Chrome are quickly folded into other browsers. If so, that’s great! That means that people will enjoy a faster, safer, more stable experience on the web.

They are especially proud of the JavaScript machine they built (called V8) and hope to be copied by other browsers. In his article Matt Cutts also explains what is Google's return.

If people like and use the web more, that’s eventually good for Google because they will do more searches. Therefore it’s in Google’s interests to make the web better, more accessible and more useful.

Google conosce la risposta alla vita, l'universo e ogni cosa

Il problema è: qual è la domanda?
Answer_to_Life,_the_Universe,_and_Everything

Altre utili risposte dal calcolatore di Google:
Quante corna ha un unicorno?

Un miglio in Parsecs

Google maps curiosity

Visualizzazione ingrandita della mappa

Che cocoli, si preoccupano anche della nostra salute :-)

Google Calendar - the first April's new Google Wake Up Kit

From the Google calendar team a nice joke:

What's new with Google Calendar

Just launched!

Wake yourself up with our new Google Wake Up Kit!
Do you have trouble getting out of bed in the morning? We do, too. In fact this problem became so serious at times that it sometimes resulted in lacklustre attendance at team meetings. To help solve the problem we've created an innovative solution called the Google Wake Up Kit.

"I could never wake up on time to get to our team meetings. But thanks to the new Google Wake Up Kit, I'm always on time now!"
Pedro C.

In combination with the kit, you can receive a new type of notification from Google Calendar, called the "wake up" notification. This notification is relentless in ensuring your timely awakening from restful slumber.

The "wake up" notification uses several progressively more annoying alerts to wake you up. First it will send an SMS message to your phone. If that fails, more coercive means will be used. The kit includes an industrial-sized bucket and is designed to be connected to your water main for automatic filling. In addition, a bed-flipping device is included for forceful removal from your sleeping quarters.

Learn more

Virgle - a Mars colony - I definitely wanna Join the project!

Official Google Blog: Announcing Project Virgle

Just a question: Will we drink Virgin Cola up there, right? Can't wait, I'm already figuring myself sitting on a red rock, sipping calmly my Virgin can and staring at that little point in the sky where I used to live... the Earth
Awesome!
...and what's more, now with the offline support of Google Docs I'll also be able to write my diary about my mars experience without an Internet Connection! Larry, Sergey... How come that You always think at everything and at all of us?!
Can't thank U enough...



BTW: The funniest thing about all this stuff is the smile that Larry can't help having during the all video. I wonder how many times they had to repeat the record before they where able to complete it without blowing in laughter :D
They truly still are the spontaneous geeks willing to succeed and have fun at the same time.